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Originally Posted by Dirtbag59
Has a single favorite landed a player this off-season? I mean lets look at this shall we?
Matt Flynn - Dolphins: Ends up with Seahawks
Peyton Manning - Redskins and Dolphins: Picks Denver after narrowing down choice between Denver, Tenneesee, and San Francisco
Robert Griffin III - Browns: Redskins "outbid" Browns for 2nd overall pick
Tim Tebow - Jacksonville, New England, Miami: Goes to the Jets
Mario Williams - Anyone but Buffalo: Goes to Buffalo
Vincent Jackson - Redskins and Bears: Goes to Tampa
Carl Nicks - Stay with Saints?: Goes to Tampa
Eddie Royal - Redskins: Signs with Chargers
Seriously can anyone think of one free agent that signed with a new team he was projected to go to?
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I think this is par the course when people make projections about who is going to hire who.
But what is more fascinating and worth looking at is why folks made most of these projections: they were either made based on "connections"/networking or reputation, i.e Redskins land every Tier 1 (BIG ONES) free agent under the sun.
Now, I think we did land RGIII precisely because Jeff Fisher might have had a subconcious inkling to help his buddy out, so for once, networking did play a role for us.
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